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The Law on stage! – Development of the Legislative Theater in Lesser Poland

Project Promoter: Stowarzyszenie Praktyków Dramy STOP-KLATKA
Proposal: 1st thematic call
Co-financed from the program: 97 857,25 EUR
Partners: Chrześcijańskie Stowarzyszenie Współpracy i Przyjaźni Polsko-Libańskiej Polanda
Duration time: 01.10.2021–30.09.2023

The aim of the project is to create a space for dialogue on the validity of existing laws, their revision and the formulation of proposals for alternative provisions conducive to building a social attitude based on openness and respect. The problems addressed by the project are the unstable civic activity of young people as well as ignoring (or not taking seriously) the voice of youth in the law-making process at the local level. In 2020, during the Women’s Strike, many young people took to the streets to protest against the actions of the authorities. Paradoxically, the actions of the authorities triggered increased youth activism. The Covid-19 pandemic caused the strike and protest actions to move online. Many young people, as a sign of support for the Women’s Strike, placed lightning bolts as their avatars during online activities, which provoked negative reactions of the authorities (e.g. in some schools such avatars were banned). The chief education officer in the Lesser Poland Province described as ‘infamous’ the transfer of political and ideological discourse to schools. We know from our experience that young people strongly resented the restrictions that prohibited them from protesting. As part of the project, we will create performances in the formula of Legislative Theatre with the participation of high school students and adults (36 people). We will hold performances for different age and social groups (min. 160 people). We will formulate proposals for changes to existing legislation regarding the topic of the performances. We will prepare a research report on the impact of the Legislative Theatre method on strengthening civic activity and make it available to min. 500 people interested in this method. Activities using the Legislative Theatre methodology will be implemented in the Lesser Poland Province, in cooperation with the Polanda Association.